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Where does “unreasonableness” come from?

Unreasonableness derives from English unreasonable, itself from English reason and the Latin suffix -abilis meaning "capable of," tracing back through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos for "one" and ano- for "without."

unreasonableness (English): The state of being unreasonable; An unreasonable...

Definitions

  1. The state of being unreasonable; An unreasonable...

Ancestry of “unreasonableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunreasonableWithout the ability to reason; unreasoning; Not...
2EnglishreasonA cause; Rational thinking ; the cognitive...
3Middle Englishresounresound; reason
4Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
5Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
6Latinratiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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